The initiative was first announced in early 2024. The majority of the grant funding—$12 million—is available for municipalities, Indian Tribes and Nations, and not-for-profit organizations to reimburse costs for projects to create new forests or restore forests impacted by invasive species or other environmental challenges.

Mark Levine is garnering key endorsements for the New York City Comptroller race. Since entering the race for City Comptroller in December, Mark Levine has picked up some key endorsements. New York City Councilmember Shaun Abreu has now signed on – and announced his support for Levine today ...

“New Yorkers have raised their concerns about public safety across the five boroughs,” writes the mayor. Photo: Mayoral Photography Office. We released our public safety report, Safer Together: The Adams Administration’s Approach to Community-Driven Public Safety, showing that our public safety strategy is working, and our communities, streets, and our subways are getting safer.

Oct 26, 2024 · Audience members in attendance cheered. Returning to again serve as the event’s emcee was comedian Jackie Hoffman. This year’s guest judges were acclaimed dancer Lillian Colón, also known as the first Latina Rockette; D’yan Forest, who is the Guinness World Records-certified “World’s Oldest Comedian”; director Guy Stroman; Tony Award-winning actress and singer Lillias White; and ...

Jan 27, 2025 · A 2024 campaign focused on immigrant New Yorkers; now, many are concerned about the impact of a second Trump term. While questions persist about the financial and logistic feasibility of removing large numbers of undocumented residents, so do express concerns about the humane and ethical implications of targeting communities with large and mixed (authorized and unauthorized) immigrant populations.

Dec 4, 2024 · On November 16, 2024, New York State made a significant move toward empowering millions as the Clean Slate Act officially went into effect. After years of advocacy by a diverse coalition of supporters including labor unions and business leaders, survivor and civil rights advocates, faith leaders, criminal legal system actors, and more, many New Yorkers are familiar with the Act’s promise to ...

Using video, sound, photography, and animation, the galleries also present a contextual landscape that details Anne’s early years in Frankfurt, Germany through the rise of the Nazi regime and her family’s 1934 move to Amsterdam in the Netherlands, where Anne lived for a decade, until her 1944 arrest and deportation to Westerbork, a large transit camp in …

Jan 2, 2025 · Three history-hating teens travel back in time in the TADA! Original Musical, The History Mystery, where they meet suffragettes, along with young Benjamin Franklin, Martin Luther King Jr., Eleanor Roosevelt, and more. This original 50-minute musical production of The History Mystery is the first show of TADA!’s 40 th Anniversary season and is available now through January 26, 2025 for your ...

Nov 3, 2024 · The Division is the first state agency in the nation dedicated to civil rights and fighting discrimination. Next year, we will celebrate our 80 th anniversary. New York leads the country with the most expansive set of human rights laws.

Oct 13, 2024 · The event is marking its 10th year. They will celebrate the 10 th anniversary of the East Coast’s largest Indigenous Peoples’ Day gathering, as hosted by the Indigenous Peoples’ Day Committee (IPDNYC). “More and more people are questioning the celebration of Columbus Day each year,” said Cliff Matias, an IPDNYC Founding Member and Redhawk Native American Council Founder.